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plus, the healthcare overhaul. the super size drink ban, remember that. and the west nile virus some of the stories making health headlines in 2012. a look back when we come back. >> harris: just into fox news, commenting on his condition. situation. former president bush 88 years old has been in the hospital for about a month and we learned today doctors have put him in the intensive care unit. >> the president was admitted to the -- icu, the intensive care unit at methodist on sunday. he has been dealing with a series of set backs that includes a persistent fever and and doctors are doing everything they can to wrap their arms around it their current course of treatment is going to be effective. but the president is -- he is -- they don't put you in the icu because things are going well. we are obviously hoping that the medicines and the treatments can help him turn things around. >> wow, they don't put you in the icu because things are going well. of course, they hope that they do. the spokesperson also saying that former president bush is alert and th
plus, the healthcare overhaul. the super size drink ban, remember that. and the west nile virus some of the stories making health headlines in 2012. a look back when we come back. >> harris: just into fox news, commenting on his condition. situation. former president bush 88 years old has been in the hospital for about a month and we learned today doctors have put him in the intensive care unit. >> the president was admitted to the -- icu, the intensive care unit at methodist on...
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most of the terms of the healthcare plan will stay the same >>> twinkies and wonder bread will return to the store shelves. it hopes to sell its snack cakes and bread to several buyers. one will take over the hostess brand which includes ding doings. and ho-hos >> about 18,000 people lost their jobs when hostess filed for bankruptcy >>> music can put people in a festive mood. photojournalist paul ffield shows us how oakland hospital is using music to soothe the sick. >> >> it is never a good time. but the holidays are sad. it brings up a lot of issues. >> this is for the whole family. >> we can play a really wonderful role with the music. and hughes i can therapy is one of the few therapies where the side effects are all good. >> ♪ don't give up. never going to give up. ♪ >> we do a lot of song wrighting. and -- writing. and that is a wonderful medium for patients to send a message. >> ♪ >> the day i saw him. he was in a lot of pain, very depressed and shut down. at the end of working on that song. he was just lit up and so excited and so proud about what he had done. >> i went
most of the terms of the healthcare plan will stay the same >>> twinkies and wonder bread will return to the store shelves. it hopes to sell its snack cakes and bread to several buyers. one will take over the hostess brand which includes ding doings. and ho-hos >> about 18,000 people lost their jobs when hostess filed for bankruptcy >>> music can put people in a festive mood. photojournalist paul ffield shows us how oakland hospital is using music to soothe the sick....
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. >> 2012 also marked a milestone implementation of president owe bhaum's healthcare law. >> in a 5-4 division the individual dmant is indeed constitutional. >>> supreme court put the law against partisanship. >> the decision was a result of lawsuits brought by 26 paid attorneys general against the federal government who claimed mandated participation was man dags of the freedom. >> republicans won't let up whatsoever in the determination to repeal this terrible law. >> they challenge the law meaning obama care will be a hot button issue in 2013. as 2012 winds down it resembles 2011 with republicans locked in another show down over taxes and spending with the average family caught in the middle. in washington craig boswell fox news. >>> 18 minutes after the top of the hour. will you feel safer in 2013. the top five threats we need to watch out for in the new year. >> the top spot you don't want to have it is the worst movie of the year. we will tell you which one it was. hopefully you didn't see it. >> welcome back. it is 21 after the top of the hour. here are quick headlines for you.
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they ran away from the healthcare thing. by the time he cinched the nomination by march they forgot to pivot they forgot to do it. >> one thing they did a terrible job at they treated the media like a group. they would give briefings as a group. i'm a secretary by training and you can't treat the media as group. you have to get them fighting against themselves. give competition amongst reporters, you leak to one and you give one an interview and you sit down another so they are not all getting the same information and they are not able to gang up on you. >> jon: we talked about the fact there were so many polls taken. there was so much coverage of the campaign and the survey is interesting. pew study found that both campaigns did actually get more negative coverage, but the preponderance was far more the romney campaign. do the numbers surprise you, juan? >> it does surprise you. there is more balance there because i think the american people think the press thinks they were pro obama. >> numbers show they were. [ laughter ]
they ran away from the healthcare thing. by the time he cinched the nomination by march they forgot to pivot they forgot to do it. >> one thing they did a terrible job at they treated the media like a group. they would give briefings as a group. i'm a secretary by training and you can't treat the media as group. you have to get them fighting against themselves. give competition amongst reporters, you leak to one and you give one an interview and you sit down another so they are not all...
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. >> virginia senator mike warner called for a look at high volume gun magazines and mental healthcare. >> it's a moment to reflect on who we are to each other. >> actor danny glover takes part in a pray for peace. >>> and a lesser known draw to san francisco's union square and we'll introduce you to a doorman that you may already know who he is. he is an icon for the holidays in the city. . >>> one man is dead and another wounded following a shooting in oakland last night. it happened just after 6:00 on 32nd street near chestnut. when officers arrive they had found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. police say the wounded man is in critical, but stable condition and their name ofs have not been released. >>> following the mass shooting in connecticut, ann rubin explains that they want faith communities to lead the charge to end gun violence. >> reporter: inside the 3rd baptist church in san francisco, what began as a prayer for peace quickly turned into a call for action. >> we just need more safety. >> church members say the connecticut shooting has drawn attention to a problem t
. >> virginia senator mike warner called for a look at high volume gun magazines and mental healthcare. >> it's a moment to reflect on who we are to each other. >> actor danny glover takes part in a pray for peace. >>> and a lesser known draw to san francisco's union square and we'll introduce you to a doorman that you may already know who he is. he is an icon for the holidays in the city. . >>> one man is dead and another wounded following a shooting in...
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. >> just hours after supreme court upholds president obama's healthcare law republicans already setting a date to repel it. >> whatever the politic its today's decision is a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the supreme court decision to uphold it. >> live outside the movie theaterrer in aurora, colorado. 12 dead. 58 people injured after a gunman opened fire in the movie theater. >> tonight the tickets complete. >> i am deeply honored and excited to join you as your running mate. >> and good afternoon from new orleans where, well, it has been raining and they are waiting for isaac to come ashore. >> what do you mean shut up? okay. i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> greta: this is a fox news alert. an american worker murdered and at least one other wounded in the american consulate in libya. >> there was a systematic failure of leadership within the state department that really contributed to what happened on september 11th. >> coastal communities are flooded up and down the eastern seaboard for h
. >> just hours after supreme court upholds president obama's healthcare law republicans already setting a date to repel it. >> whatever the politic its today's decision is a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the supreme court decision to uphold it. >> live outside the movie theaterrer in aurora, colorado. 12 dead. 58 people injured after a gunman opened fire in the movie theater. >> tonight the tickets...
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interim healthcare. when it matters most count on us. - the 5star responder by greatcall is a mobile personal safety device. one touch lets you speak with trained agents who will identify you and your location, evaluate your situation, and get you the help you need. - hi and thanks for joining us. i'm leeza gibbons. now, have you ever thought about taking on a physical challenge just to see if you could actually do it? sometimes, pushing past what holds you back and completing the task can be a tremendous rush and a life-altering experience. well, the folks you're about to meet understand what it takes to succeed outside their comfort zone. what are you made of and do you have what it takes to go extreme? if you are trying to get in touch with your inner daredevil, you might want to choose something that comes with a safety net. trapeze is taking people to new heights and showing them how liberating letting go can be. - when you're only 4' 11", 23 feet is a long way up. but standing on this tiny board wa
interim healthcare. when it matters most count on us. - the 5star responder by greatcall is a mobile personal safety device. one touch lets you speak with trained agents who will identify you and your location, evaluate your situation, and get you the help you need. - hi and thanks for joining us. i'm leeza gibbons. now, have you ever thought about taking on a physical challenge just to see if you could actually do it? sometimes, pushing past what holds you back and completing the task can be a...
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it puts off major spending cuts and reforms to entitlements like healthcare. >> we're going to end up with a small, kick-the-can, down-the- road bill to make another fiscal cliff to deal with this fiscal cliff. >> reporter: with expectation low, lawmakers are talk about how to retroactively fix any damage done by going over the cliff with congress. nicole collins, fox news. >>> developing tonight, a strike that could have shut down ports up and down the east coast is averted for now. the long shoreman's union along the east coast and gulf of mexico will extend the current contract for 30 days. that extension prevents a possible strike that could have crippled operations at port and including the port of baltimore. in a statement today, the maryland governor martin o'malley wrote, quote, the port of baltimore continues to be a major part of the state economic strait generating and supporting thousands of jobs. during the extended period, we hope long-term resolutions can be reached for the hardworking families who depend on jobs and commerce linked to the port of baltimore. >>> to the
it puts off major spending cuts and reforms to entitlements like healthcare. >> we're going to end up with a small, kick-the-can, down-the- road bill to make another fiscal cliff to deal with this fiscal cliff. >> reporter: with expectation low, lawmakers are talk about how to retroactively fix any damage done by going over the cliff with congress. nicole collins, fox news. >>> developing tonight, a strike that could have shut down ports up and down the east coast is...
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she says her2 2 employees not only still have jobs, now she can afford to get them healthcare. and that's a fox watch across america i'm jamie colby in for shepard smith. one week to go before the country topples over the fiscal cliff. now we are hearing that both president obama and and john boehner are preparing to get back to washington. if they can't work out an agreement and we go over the fiscal cliff it of course will mean smaller paychecks and automatic hefty spending cuts. according to economists possibly another recession. with just days until that deadline, time to cut a deal is rapidly running out. ed henry with the president in honolulu, hawaii. ed, as we get this news. possibly the president leaving his vacation early? >> that's right, jamie. we are now learning from an administration official that it is likely the president will be leaving hawaii tomorrow. probably in the evening to get back to washington early thursday. possibly meet with congressional leaders. start working the phones, trying to move this forward because, frankly, when you talk to administratio
she says her2 2 employees not only still have jobs, now she can afford to get them healthcare. and that's a fox watch across america i'm jamie colby in for shepard smith. one week to go before the country topples over the fiscal cliff. now we are hearing that both president obama and and john boehner are preparing to get back to washington. if they can't work out an agreement and we go over the fiscal cliff it of course will mean smaller paychecks and automatic hefty spending cuts. according to...
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first time the president did a sunday talk show since 2009 since he was pushing healthcare reform trying to sell a fiscal cliff deal. he is was on meet the press. republicans weren't happy with that appearance because he they felt he was blaming them. new development in the last hour or two, vice president biden has come back from delaware. he is now here at the white house. he has had two phone calls with mitch mcconnell. in previous budget battles, joe biden has been the closer on these deals. his coming back from delaware might be a sign they are moving a little closer. that will be something to watch. the whole thing about changing cpi and reining in cost of entitlements, republicans are judging in on that. take a listen. >> one of proposals we made was something called change cpi but basically makes an adjustment in terms of how inflation is calculated on social security. highly unpopular among democrats not something supported but to strengthen social security in the long time i'm willing to make those decisions. >> reporter: in the morning, the president seemed to be opening the d
first time the president did a sunday talk show since 2009 since he was pushing healthcare reform trying to sell a fiscal cliff deal. he is was on meet the press. republicans weren't happy with that appearance because he they felt he was blaming them. new development in the last hour or two, vice president biden has come back from delaware. he is now here at the white house. he has had two phone calls with mitch mcconnell. in previous budget battles, joe biden has been the closer on these...
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$5,000 and $7,000 at the end of the year after being bailed out buss they have no increase in their healthcare cost coverages and their per hourly rated which is approximately $58 per hour is going to stay in tact. this in my opinion is a big sweetheart deal directed by the united states government. >> so the bonus are not performance based or based on seniority. how are they determining these bonuses. >> these are sign on bonuses. i don't understand the issue of sign-on bonus when you join a company. you join the company and the network away from another company. these are existing workers getting end of year bonuses that are not based on incentives. we just bailed out this company general motors not too long ago. to hand out bonuses it's very peculiar to me. again the government does own 26% of general motors. i think it's a government directed bonus pool that is a lot of pay back for the unions who voted in administration in this office. >> heather: so on wednesday, gm did receive a christmas boost because u.s. treasury it would reduce its stake in gm by selling a chunk of sales back to the
$5,000 and $7,000 at the end of the year after being bailed out buss they have no increase in their healthcare cost coverages and their per hourly rated which is approximately $58 per hour is going to stay in tact. this in my opinion is a big sweetheart deal directed by the united states government. >> so the bonus are not performance based or based on seniority. how are they determining these bonuses. >> these are sign on bonuses. i don't understand the issue of sign-on bonus when...
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. >> president omaba's healthcare reform law had its day in court. the supreme court upheld the law. it will take up the issue of same sex marriage in 2013. after votes in maryland, maine and washington, same sex marriage is now legal in nine states. >> scandals kept washington buzzing. the exploits of the president's security detail in columbia cost 8 security services their job. david petraus resigned. >> i don't trust her. >> a group of gop senates threatened to block her nomination saying he misled the public about the attack in libya. >> there's going to be a massive fiscal cliff. >> in capitol hill the gridlock that defined the year turned into a stalemate over tax hikes and spending cuts that threatened to flung the economy back into recession. president omaba and john boehner failed to reach a deal before christmas. lawmakers left for the holiday with the country on the edge of the fiscal cliff. danielle nottingham, cbs news washington. >> it was quite a year. we've going to -- we're going to have more reviews in the last hour. at 8:45 we wil
. >> president omaba's healthcare reform law had its day in court. the supreme court upheld the law. it will take up the issue of same sex marriage in 2013. after votes in maryland, maine and washington, same sex marriage is now legal in nine states. >> scandals kept washington buzzing. the exploits of the president's security detail in columbia cost 8 security services their job. david petraus resigned. >> i don't trust her. >> a group of gop senates threatened to block...
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now national healthcare and lindsay lohan's ann particulars, 2012 was a big year for the courts. in january the supreme court ruled that before the government places a gps tracking device on your vehicle it has to get a search warrant. four months later it said that children conceived through in-vitro are not automatically entitled to benefits after the death of a parents. what the court could look like from here. doug burns a former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. and john manweli, a former criminal defense attorney. waoepl mawaoepl may not influence that the high court cases influence people practicing law day-to-day. doug -rpbgs tel tell me your thoughts on the healthcare. >> a lot of the people ran out of building saying it's been struck down. it was struck down on commerce clause grounds and the necessary and proper clause grounds. jaime: it had to be. >> there it was on page 10 that it was being upheld as a tax which i agree w. the long and short of it was it's the same analysis that we rendered all yearlong. it's 2700 pages long, i'm not sure anybody unde
now national healthcare and lindsay lohan's ann particulars, 2012 was a big year for the courts. in january the supreme court ruled that before the government places a gps tracking device on your vehicle it has to get a search warrant. four months later it said that children conceived through in-vitro are not automatically entitled to benefits after the death of a parents. what the court could look like from here. doug burns a former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. and john...
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zero heartbur occasion owned craft store locked in battle over healthcare. hobby will by says the healthcare mandate forces his company to provide morning after pill to his employees a move he clasms violates his religious beliefs. he may be importanced to pay a fee of $1.3 million per day. joining us now for the american senator of law and justice jordan. good morning to you. >> good morning, dave. >> dave: they will be fined if the government chooses $1.3 million a day for not going along with obama care. why? >> that's how the law is written. and this mandate is written so that if they don't provide abort fascia's that's what they're opposed to the in hha mandate. some opposed to abortions. hobby lobby don't want to pay for abortion pills cord under the hh mandate. they will be penalized again for what costs roughly a couple of dollars per person maybe a month in their nrch plan. $100 for each of the 13,000 employees they have. just not it not giving their employees access to for free at no cost and no co-pay abort faces. that's what's at issue here. this
zero heartbur occasion owned craft store locked in battle over healthcare. hobby will by says the healthcare mandate forces his company to provide morning after pill to his employees a move he clasms violates his religious beliefs. he may be importanced to pay a fee of $1.3 million per day. joining us now for the american senator of law and justice jordan. good morning to you. >> good morning, dave. >> dave: they will be fined if the government chooses $1.3 million a day for not...
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. >> i bet you're right, bob, because 20% then you add on the obama healthcare, it is actually 3.8. >> the point is, it is not factored in with ordinary income or anywhere close to that. but nobody thinks that will happen. everyone thinks that will end up at 20 or 23.6%. >> nobody also was expecting that we wouldn't have a deal by year-end, right? >> i think that's right. >> i think it is strange -- >> what strange is that plan c everyone is discussing seems to be the old plan a which is essentially president obama's offer to increase taxes on top 2%, whether 400,000 or 500,000 and of some small spending changes. that seems to be all anybody is talking about right now. that may be all that we can get through. plan c seems to be the original plan a at this point. >> we are making our way through the alpha bet. thank you, guys. merry christmas, all. >> merry christmas. >> see you later. >> let's get to the nasdaq marketsite. seema mody. >> weighing here on the nasdaq on large cap tech shares, take a look at dell shares moving lower. research in motion continuing its plunge after losing
. >> i bet you're right, bob, because 20% then you add on the obama healthcare, it is actually 3.8. >> the point is, it is not factored in with ordinary income or anywhere close to that. but nobody thinks that will happen. everyone thinks that will end up at 20 or 23.6%. >> nobody also was expecting that we wouldn't have a deal by year-end, right? >> i think that's right. >> i think it is strange -- >> what strange is that plan c everyone is discussing seems...
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other healthcare companies as well and environmental companies such as waste management and republicans industries. these are the company's that get 50% or more of their sales from government contracts. when you see spending cuts coming you can imagine they will have to be dialing back on their own capital investment. adam: we are talking about cuts right now but then we have tax hikes. people have less money immediately. some of these will play out over the next few months. people who might lose their jobs won't lose immediately but all of us have less many come january 1st to spend and as we spend less money there are a bunch of companies not on that list, retailers, the money won't be out there. adam: talk to goldman sachs or barkleys too, looking at all sectors and trying to rank sectors that will get it the most and the worst, basically treasury secretary tim geithner put out the word, tax filing season will be delayed, tax refunds will be delayed, consumers won't have that money in their pockets and consumer conference is sagging but there's optimism always in the u.s. financial m
other healthcare companies as well and environmental companies such as waste management and republicans industries. these are the company's that get 50% or more of their sales from government contracts. when you see spending cuts coming you can imagine they will have to be dialing back on their own capital investment. adam: we are talking about cuts right now but then we have tax hikes. people have less money immediately. some of these will play out over the next few months. people who might...
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the veterans affairs maryland healthcare system is the first in the state to make this available. dr. elliott steagall is here to tell us about it. what are 3-d mammograms? >> it's a technology that's referred to technically as digital tomosynthesis and it means that rather than doing a single mammographic image in one plane and a second in another plane, we take multiple pictures rapidly and have the computer reconstruct the images so it's the same for mammography as for c.t. chest and abdomen and it gives us significant detail. we can create slices and each slice contains information we can see without the overlap so it increases our ability and confidence in detecting diseases. >> is this specifically good for someone with dense breasts? >> it is although it's also good for women with dense breasts and those that aren't. patients with dense breasts, it's more difficult to make an accurate diagnosis with mammography and with this technology we can look at each portion of the breast separately and it allows us to make a more confident diagnosis. >> so in cases where a woman might
the veterans affairs maryland healthcare system is the first in the state to make this available. dr. elliott steagall is here to tell us about it. what are 3-d mammograms? >> it's a technology that's referred to technically as digital tomosynthesis and it means that rather than doing a single mammographic image in one plane and a second in another plane, we take multiple pictures rapidly and have the computer reconstruct the images so it's the same for mammography as for c.t. chest and...
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hewlett-packard doing nicely with bank of america being a top winner but on the down sides, united healthcare and boeing have been under pressure. we have seen j and j and pfizer going back and forth and microsoft had a down arrow earlier. there's a look at the nasdaq down nearly 1% and below the 3,000 mark again as well. this is the environment. certainly commodities and people talk about oil, oil is up $2 and off of highs earlier today, that is a major factor in this market. dennis: more to the next big government bailout than meets the eye. liz macdonald tells us the white house is backing a plan to help out underwater mortgages and not just for government underwritten loans. shibani: let's take a look if you own these stocks on the nasdaq you are making money today. research in motion, netflix, a lot. dennis: the christmas movie box office cannot non-violent are rated westerns by quentin tarantino against a broadway musical based on a nineteenth century novel, was miserables and the musical won. universal's less miserables broken 18.one million dollar guarantees, tarantino break-in $15 mi
hewlett-packard doing nicely with bank of america being a top winner but on the down sides, united healthcare and boeing have been under pressure. we have seen j and j and pfizer going back and forth and microsoft had a down arrow earlier. there's a look at the nasdaq down nearly 1% and below the 3,000 mark again as well. this is the environment. certainly commodities and people talk about oil, oil is up $2 and off of highs earlier today, that is a major factor in this market. dennis: more to...
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healthcare plan. >> this are cons. what are they? >> there are a couple of. because the deductibles are your obligation there are some places where there will not be a contribution from an employer in the account. you really are going to have to do individual diligence and save the money because you have to spend it before you can access insurance benefits with the exception of preventive care. >> and can't purchase over the counter drugs is that, correct? >> that was one of the tradeaways. before you could do that and now you can't. there have been a number of efforts in congress to reverse that but so far unsuccessful. >> might have high out of pocket costs on this one. >> the deductibles are where it starts. every plan in america statue statutorily lapped at 12.5. if somebody has a major illness or chronic disease 10% of $250,000 s $25,000. way more than 12.5. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> we will have more information on our website. coming up, looking back at the best of "fox and frie
healthcare plan. >> this are cons. what are they? >> there are a couple of. because the deductibles are your obligation there are some places where there will not be a contribution from an employer in the account. you really are going to have to do individual diligence and save the money because you have to spend it before you can access insurance benefits with the exception of preventive care. >> and can't purchase over the counter drugs is that, correct? >> that was...
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the needs are met and the trustees say the program is funded through 2024 with the reduction in the healthcare law to providers. 50 million people rely on this program. it benefits individuals over the age of 65. a lot of people depend on it. host: what is the current budget for medicare? guest: about $550 billion for this year. host: does that include the premiums that seniors pay? guest: what they pay it will go to the payments that will go to the doctors that care for the beneficiary. host: how much is coming out of general revenue? guest: the beneficiaries pay 25% of the program in part b. in part d, you have about 32 beneficiaries that are on the program. host: medicare is divided into four parts. part a is hospital insurance. host: how did the affordable care act change medicare? guest: it will take $716 billion away from medicare providers. the payments will still grow. providers of care will see their reimbursements decrease. beneficiaries receive some new services. they will get some help if they are enrolled in the drug program. they will be helped to close the donut hole. host: how
the needs are met and the trustees say the program is funded through 2024 with the reduction in the healthcare law to providers. 50 million people rely on this program. it benefits individuals over the age of 65. a lot of people depend on it. host: what is the current budget for medicare? guest: about $550 billion for this year. host: does that include the premiums that seniors pay? guest: what they pay it will go to the payments that will go to the doctors that care for the beneficiary. host:...